In a early battle of traditional Central Michigan Athletic Conference powers, the Pewamo-Westphalia and Portland St. Patrick girls basketball teams rekindled their rivalry Tuesday night at Pirate Field House.

After the Pirates took a 32-30 advantage after three quarters, they outscored the Shamrocks 19-12 over the final 12 minutes to earn a 51-42 victory.

The loss was the first of the season for the visitors.

"(St. Pats ) is a team with big goals this year, while we are kind of going along and taking things one game at a time," P-W coach Steve Eklund said. "We finally played a full four quarters tonight. The girls played hard and put together the best fourth quarter they have all season.

"You like to knock off the teams that are expected to be right there at the end of the season the first time through the league schedule, especially one with a big crowd and a big-game feel to it."

Pirate junior Marlena Klein finished the night with her third-straight double-double, scoring 16 points and pulling down 15 rebounds. All of her points came in the second half.

Senior Brooke Lewis sparked the Pirate offense in the opening quarter, scoring six of her team's first eight points on her way to a game-high 17. She also nabbed four steals.

"Brooke played a really heads-up game and made good decisions with the ball," Eklund said. "She did everything we could have asked for her as a point guard."

Madison Smith chipped in with nine points for P-W.

The Shamrocks were paced by Danielle Simon's 10-point effort, while Jennifer Bosworth finished with eight.

The Pirates (3-2, 3-0 in CMAC) will be off until Tuesday night when they play host to Fowler. They will also be home on Dec. 20 against Potterville.

St. Pats (3-1, 2-1 in CMAC) will take on another unbeaten team in CMAC play on Thursday when they play host to Fowler.